Surprisingly enough, I’m a big fan of hand written letters, find it waaay comforting than an email or a message using electronic media. I would write long love letters to ‘him’ and they didn’t need any occasion, just when I felt too overwhelmed with feelings, I would jot them down at random, then and there, since I believe that I’m not good at expressing my feelings.

I still remember the last letter that I got from him, I had to go fight at the post office since I couldn’t wait for the letter to be delivered and had to go get it as soon as it reached the post office. 😀

And the last time that I wrote him something, not exactly wrote anything but I sent back all the letters that he gave me in the past two years.

I also remember the first letter that I sent, all the way to Saudi to a friend of mine who relocated due to her father’s job, strangely we wrote letters to each other for close to six years but then magically lost touch with each other apart from being friends on facebook.

Personally, I love the entire anticipation and excitement of receiving a letter, just shows that someone has taken out precious time out of their life just to say something to you. 🙂

Lol, I struggle with those words too. PI used it so easily, I took a while to get to a point when I could say that. I even cant get myself to tell it to my close friends or family! Same goes for emotions in general. Like, girls in general find it easy to talk about feelings, crying, etc, I dont. Was called emotion-less at one point for this same reason. I am ‘better’ these days. Also, find it easier to convey things on paper/text etc.

There are many factors. But the biggest one as per me is social isolation. Our society runs on the concept of being *socially acceptable*. And standing on one’s ground does not come among the qualities of a socially acceptable person right? You either blindly accept and follow what the people around you tell you or be prepared to be ostracized.

But how can someone be okay with the circumstances while one is being oppressed despite working hard towards achieving one’s goals. Isn’t being ostracized better than being unfaithful to yourself and to your efforts?

I went through this post before and I was going through the comments 🙂 Everyone says your handwriting is OK. I feel the same too, but I used to get my marks because of handwriting.

Personally no one have ever written me a letter, not that I remember of. I wrote 2 letters to a young lady who never replied to me. She was very older to me and that was a sisterly letter, don’t know what that means 😛

I don’t mind writing or receiving a letter. Everyone knows my name and there is not much anonymity left. That’s a good idea and it will be cool I think. Let me know what your plan is, probably I wouldn’t mind whatever it is 🙂

Sisterly letter as in I wrote a letter to an elder sister, whom I just met on the train. I was only 8 or 9 and the girl was beautiful 😛 thought some 7 years elder. hehe

I recently got a letter from my elder sister (who is really not computer wise). We usually talk on the phone, but I was amazed remembering how nice and personal it felt to get a real letter, I almost felt like framing it (hadn’t had a hand written letter in years). it even prompted me to want to write back (on paper) though several weeks later I still haven’t got to it (typing is just so much faster.)

I have written bagfuls of letters in my time. We just discovered some from my boarding school days and it is so much fun reading them out with my daughter. I remember how I used to waaiiit for letters from back home. I admit I have terrible handwriting though.